Building a Safer, More Inclusive World

At the heart of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is helping to create safe and protected spaces for children and teens.

Carol Tabas, the mother of a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy, tapped her Jewish Residential Services network to find disabilities-specific COVID information and solace — thanks to donors to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

Jewish Federation played an integral role in bringing 280 more Ethiopian Jews home to Israel.

The Jewish Federation improved the well-being of Kevin, a mostly nonverbal man with intellectual disabilities in group care.

While our relationship with the local Black community has been strong for many years, it became even stronger after the shooting at the Tree of Life building on Oct. 27, 2018.

Ensuring that our community remains safe from all threats, inside and out.

It’s critical now more than ever to distinguish between what’s real and what’s fake.

An update from one of the Federation’s special needs grantee organizations in Israel.

Dedicated to the 11 victims from the October 27 shooting in Pittsburgh, this ambucycle with unique GPS technology and volunteer medics arrives to the scene of an accident or disaster in less than 3 minutes across the country and 90 seconds in metropolitan areas.

As Israel prepares to weather a second coronavirus wave, the Jewish Federation funded a social enterprise that collects and reconditions electronic waste in Misgav.

It’s been a difficult and emotional week. A recap of our outreach to the Black community:

The funding will reimburse the organizations for costs resulting from the anti-Semitic attack on three Jewish congregations on Oct. 27, 2018.

We encourage all Pittsburghers, no matter their race or religion, to persevere and stay safe as we traverse these trying times together.

Fifteen Jewish organizations in Southwestern Pennsylvania received approximately $722,000 to fund security upgrades for communal facilities used by nonprofit entities deemed at risk for hate crimes.

Kibbutz Eshbal, which works with at-risk youth, has partnered with the Greater Pittsburgh Federation since its founding in 1998.